Mobility Management Connections Conversations: Integrating Emergency Management and Mobility Management August 13, 2020
Welcome to NCMM’s MMC Conversations This meeting’s purpose is to convene mobility managers and program managers, hold informal discussions, and facilitate open information exchange of issues mobility managers face in their work.
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National technical assistance center launched in 2013 – In 2 nd year of ▪ second 5-year cooperative agreement with the Federal Transit Administration ▪ Goal of the Center: Promoting customer-centered mobility strategies to advance good health, economic vitality, self- sufficiency, and community. ▪ Operated through a partnership of :
What is MMC? Who is it for? • A platform to share ideas and mobility management strategies related to building transportation connections and identifying mobility solutions. • This community is for mobility management practitioners who are actively advancing mobility management in their communities, regions and states.
Mobility Management Champions Each champion acts as a facilitator of community activity by • Sharing questions and issues of their choice that are relevant to mobility management activities; • Disseminate resources and tools that pertain to this topic; and • Respond to questions posed by other mobility management professionals via the MMC discussion forum.
Introducing this Year’s Champions! Amber Simmons Regional Transportation Educator for Move Together NY – Cornell Cooperative Ext. of Tompkins County Sarah Hidalgo-Cook General Manager Southwest Area Regional Transit District (SWART) Sheila Holbrook-White Mobility Coordinator/Policy Analyst for Washington County, Minnesota
Integrating Emergency Management & Mobility Management
Mobility Management Connections Conversations Featured Guest Speakers Olivia Hook Statewide Mobility Coordinator NCMM Convener Ohio DOT Jerom Theunissen Bree Boyce Project Associate, NCMM Program Manager for RARET and Sub- Easterseals Regional Coalitions Hopelink (Seattle, WA) Nathan Emory Emergency Management/RARET Mobility Coordinator Hopelink (Seattle, WA)
Mobility Management Connections Conversations Facilitators Questions for Bree, Nathan, Olivia or Jerom? Amber Simmons Regional Transportation Educator for Either raise your hand (Alt+Y) at the end of the Move Together NY – Cornell Cooperative Ext. of Tompkins County presentations or type the questions in the chat box. Sarah Hidalgo-Cook General Manager Southwest Area Regional Transit District (SWART) Sheila Holbrook-White Mobility Coordinator/Policy Analyst for Washington County, Minnesota
New NCMM Report and Features • Emerged from COVID-19 • This information brief is divided into three sections: • Overview of Emergency Management and Synergies with Mobility Management • Framework for Action for Mobility Managers to Address Transportation Challenges During and After Emergencies • Examples of Integrated Emergency and Mobility Management
What is Emergency Management? • According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), emergency management is defined as the “managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.” • The mission of emergency managers is often to “protect communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man- made disasters.”
Emergency Management as a Continuous Process The phases of emergency management are not linear, but circular; with interrelated phases and continuous improvement key to ensure resilience to natural disasters.
Synergies between EM and MM Progressive Professional Risk-Driven Comprehensive Flexible Integrated Coordinated Collaborative
Guiding Questions for Mobility Managers How can we help emergency management partners assess the roles, capabilities and needs of transportation partners in emergency situations? How will all of my customers be served in an emergency, keeping in mind everyone's access and functional needs?
Build Relationships WITH EMERGENCY WITH TRANSPORTATION WITH LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY
Bring Your Expertise to the Table 1 2 3 4 5 Engage Amend your Strive for Assist Emergency Include disaster customers with Transportation diversity, Managers with response as part disabilities Asset Inventories flexibility and developing of all redundancy action plans transportation planning efforts
Continuously Improve and Respond to New Hazards In planning and tabletop exercises, frequently hosted by emergency management agencies. Participate In coordinating and planning meetings designed to establish and improve interagency and public communication before, during, and after an event. Include disabled, low-income, and elderly populations in the emergency planning process Include Include a focus on emergency management planning and resiliency in your mobility management grant applications. Assess agency resources- current plans, committees, staff, vehicles Assess Assess hazards & community vulnerability. Learn from emergency managers and ask them how they assess population risk. Preserve institutional memory by documenting successes and failures and updating emergency plans while the Preserve experience is still fresh. There are often years or even decades between major disasters. Maintain and update a contact list
Case Studies Regional Alliance for Resilient and Des Moines Area Regional Transit Equitable Transportation (RARET) Authority (DART) https://www.kcmobility.org/raret https://www.ridedart.com/dart-covid-19-community- partnerships
Ohio Mobility Management Partnership with EMA
Key Takeaways • Inclusive planning is essential. Be sure to include representatives of and advocates for diverse groups of vulnerable people in the planning and exercises. • All successful planning for emergencies is local. All phases of emergency management require active engagement with partners in the community that have the capacity to quickly and nimbly understand and respond to local needs. As a mobility manager in your region, this is another arena where you can bring your expertise about local transportation options to assist in your community’s response to all kinds of emergencies.
Key Takeaways • Be outcome-oriented. By increasing transportation providers' ability to operate during and respond to emergency situations, improving providers' preparedness, and informing customers about expectations, the following community needs may be met: • reliable transportation • safe and secure transportation • clear information on available transportation options • culturally relevant information resources • accessible transportation infrastructure
OHIO MOBILITY MANAGEMENT COVID-19 Olivia Hook, Statewide Mobility Coordinator Olivia.hook@dot.ohio.gov 614-466-8957 29 | Ohio Mobility Management
MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN OHIO 35 Ohio Mobility Managers 6 Large Urban ● 4 Small Urban ● 25 Rural 8 in Pilot Regions 30 | Ohio Mobility Management
COVID-19 MARCH 2020 31 | Ohio Mobility Management
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP 32 | Ohio Mobility Management
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP By April 1, transit was operating at 50% - 70% Capacity 33 | Ohio Mobility Management
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP Purpose Communicate issues in transportation Maintain service for between ALL state critical transports agencies 34 | Ohio Mobility Management
STATEWIDE DATA 35 | Ohio Mobility Management
STATEWIDE DATA 36 | Ohio Mobility Management
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